Young Boris Johnson argued for 'hard egg' approach to dealing with the IRA after Canary Wharf
Documents released to the National Archives show a conversation between Johnson and an Irish Government press officer.
Source: thejournal.ie
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Documents released to the National Archives show a conversation between Johnson and an Irish Government press officer.
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